The consent decree is a binding court order granting a federal judge oversight of the police department. WTTW News Explains how that works in practice.

The consent decree has been in place since 2012, following a federal investigation that uncovered patterns of misconduct ...

The head of the New Orleans Police Department's internal affairs division gave a presentation last week that's become standard fare in an era of court-enforced reform. Calling in members of the media, ...

Advocates for special-needs students in New Orleans are appealing to a federal judge to continue oversight. There’s a push to lift a decade-old consent decree, which the advocates say needs to stay in ...

The recent end to a federal consent decree has changed how Seattle police are handling the release of videos when officers use deadly force. Last Thursday, Seattle officers shot and killed a man who ...

The federal judge overseeing Baltimore Police’s consent decree progress praised the department during a Thursday hearing for driving crime down while making strides in reforming unconstitutional ...

THIS VIDEO. THAT’S RIGHT, JUDGE JAMES BRADFORD SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THE VIDEO. HE CALLED IT VERY, VERY TROUBLING. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT NO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PERFECT, AND HE ...

AURORA, Colo. — A new report raises more questions about the Aurora Police's handling of shootings involving its officers, said the independent consent decree monitor The report was released Thursday ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has been under a consent decree for over a decade, with no timetable on when it might end. During an Oct. 14 consent decree hearing, the OPSO ...

U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan said Thursday she is prepared to lift the consent decree that has governed the New Orleans Police Department since 2013, a move backed by both the Trump ...